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Lexus IS (2013) more details of new 3-series rival

Rated 3 out of 53

Jonathan Burn, 15 January 2013 15:00

Lexus has pulled the cloth back on the all-new Lexus IS at the 2013 Detroit motor show, and announced more details of its new hybrid 3-series rival. This will be the first hybrid Lexus IS, and UK sales will start in summer 2013.  What do we know about the new hybrid Lexus IS?  The IS300h combines an electric motor with a 2.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine. The torque output ...

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Lexus IS (2013) more details of new 3-series rival

Lexus IS (2013) more details of new 3-series rival

Rated 3 out of 53

Jonathan Burn, 15 January 2013 15:00

Lexus has pulled the cloth back on the all-new Lexus IS at the 2013 Detroit motor show, and announced more details of its new hybrid 3-series rival. This will be the first hybrid Lexus IS, and UK sales will start in summer 2013.  What do we know about the new hybrid Lexus IS?  The IS300h combines an electric motor with a 2.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine. The torque output ...

BMW 3-series (2012) goes all-wheel drive

BMW 3-series (2012) goes all-wheel drive

Rated 3 out of 53

Ollie Kew, 22 June 2012 09:35

BMW's latest 3-series model is gaining all-wheel drive in an effort to win over buyers otherwise seduced by Audi's Quattro drive. The option is part of a wider extension of the BMW 3-series range, which will include a hybrid, and the ever-popular M Sport trim design. Is rear-wheel drive dead at BMW? Don't worry, it isn't - yet - but it's ...

Toyota Prius Plug-In (2012) priced from £27,895

Toyota Prius Plug-In (2012) priced from £27,895

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Tim Pollard, 10 April 2012 12:50

Toyota is about to launch the Prius Plug-In hybrid in the UK and today confirmed it'll cost £27,895. Clever tech comes at a price - the regular Prius costs from £21,560. The price of the plug-in Prius hybrid would be even higher without the Government's £5000 grant. Take that incentive away, and the Prius Plug-In's price swells to £32,895. Crikey. ...

Toyota Prius (2012) - a refresh for Toyota's hybrid

Toyota Prius (2012) - a refresh for Toyota's hybrid

Rated 2.5 out of 52.5

Marcus Roberts, 23 January 2012 12:10

Toyota has revealed a mainly aesthetic revamp of its bestselling Prius for 2012 - designed to improve ride and handling and usher in new gadgets for a more connected lifestyle. Toyota hopes the 2012 refresh will cement the Prius's popularity; the current generation has notched up sales of more than 20,000 since its UK launch back in 2009.Click here to read CAR's long-term test of the Prius ...

VW Jetta Hybrid unveiled at 2012 Detroit show

VW Jetta Hybrid unveiled at 2012 Detroit show

Rated 3 out of 53

Tim Pollard, 09 January 2012 16:15

Volkswagen unveiled its second hybrid production car at the 2012 Detroit auto show: the new Jetta Hybrid, which goes on sale in November 2012. The hybrid Jetta is aimed predominantly at the north American market, although it is likely to be sold in other markets over the coming years. VW Jetta Hybrid: the technical lowdown The first hybrid from Wolfsburg ...

Seat IBL concept car (2011) at Frankfurt motor show

Seat IBL concept car (2011) at Frankfurt motor show

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Tim Pollard, 12 September 2011 18:30

Seat is sometimes described as Spain's answer to Alfa Romeo. And if that's the case, then the new Seat IBL concept car is surely a 159-influenced take on what future Seat road cars could look like. The IBL concept is another ideas car from Seat – an exploration of what to expect from future models. It’s just a shame it’s taking ...

Toyota Prius 10th Anniversary special edition (2010)

Toyota Prius 10th Anniversary special edition (2010)

Rated 2 out of 52

By Ben List, 26 October 2010 12:12

The Toyota Prius might be more normally associated with sandal-toting eco saviours, but to mark its tenth birthday Toyota is launching a blinged-up Prius 10th Anniversary special edition with a bad-boy bodykit and blacked-out windows. A Toyota Prius Generation X? Sounds incongruous… Yes, this is one of the stranger creations of the year. The Prius 10th Anniversary special edition marks ...

Honda peps up the Insight hybrid car (2010)

Honda peps up the Insight hybrid car (2010)

Rated 3 out of 53

Tim Pollard, 19 July 2010 10:20

Honda is perking up the Insight hybrid petrol-electric car this autumn in response to customer feedback. In particular, the new 2010 Insight gets mods to the suspension to improve the ride and a few more luxurious cabin trimmings. It seems that Honda's taken some flak over the way the Insight drives, and engineers have focused on improving the Insight's ride ...

Peugeot 508 (2011): first official pictures of France's Mondeo

Peugeot 508 (2011): first official pictures of France's Mondeo

Rated 2 out of 52

Daniel Puddicombe, 12 July 2010 18:00

This is the new Peugeot 508, said to be the first Peugeot to introduce the new design look spun from the SR1 concept first seen back in January 2010. The 508 replaces two cars – the 407 and 607 – and will be available in both saloon and estate bodystyles when it goes on sale at the start of 2011. ...

Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid: first official photos

Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid: first official photos

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Ben Whitworth, 16 September 2008 15:08

This is the first official photograph of the new Chevrolet Volt – GM's landmark petrol-electric plug-in hybrid car, unveiled today to mark the General's centenary. CAR Online dropped into the centenary event and has the full photographs and details of the Chevy Volt and the other announcements made today. New Chevrolet Volt: is it the car to save GM?Amid an ...

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